Conveyer for canning-factories.



No. 689,242. Patented Dec. l7, 19m.

F. w. STUTT. CONVEYEB FOR OANNIING FAGTORIES.

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F. w. s'ruTT; CONVEYEB FOR GANNING FAGTDRIES.

Patented Dec. l7, l90l.

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(Application filed Dec.-21, 1900.)

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

FREDERICK W. sTUTT, or DENVER, COLORADO.

GONVEYER FOR CANNlNG-FACTORIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,242, dated December1'7, 1901.

Application filed December 21, 1900. Serial No. 40,667. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. STUTT, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oonveyersfor Usein Canning-Factories; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in conveyers for use incanning-factories.

The invention will be described in this specification with specialreference to its use in preparing tomatoes for canning, and will befully understood by reference to the ac-.

companying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top or plan view of theapparatus, the cars being removed at the left to show the track andoperating-gears beneath. Fig. 2 is a section taken through the apparatuson the line a: 00, Fig. 1, viewed in the direction of the arrow, theparts being shown on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a carturned bottom side up. Fig. 4 is a top view of the car. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of a car. Fig. 6 is a perspective view in detail of one of theadjustable brackets in which the car-wheels are mounted. Fig. 7 is aperspective view in detail of a section of one of the track-rails,showing one of the brackets by means of which the rails are adjustedlaterally.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a stationary supporting-frame which isoblong in plan view, having semicircular extremities. This frame extendsaround an opening 6, which is ofcorrespondingshape. (SeeFig.1.) Mountedupon the frame is an outer platform part 7 and an inner platform 8.These platforms are respectively provided with openings 7 and 8*,communicating with inclined chutes 9 and 10, respectively, leadingdownwardly to a trough 12, intermediately located and resting ontransverse beams 13, (one only being shown,) extending between the poststhe trough on the inside and holding it se curely in place. A bolt orother suitable fastening device is passed through the slot in thekeeper-arm. By moving these keepers outwardly, whereby their dependingextremities are brought tight against the sides of the trough, thelatter may be locked securely in place, while by moving the keepersinwardly the trough may be released preparatory to removal. It isassumed that this trough is made in sections, (not shown,) whereby itmay be easily removed and replaced.

Above -the trough '12 and occupying the space between the two platformparts 7 and 8 is an endless movable train composed of a series of carsor carriers 16, connected by detachable links 17. The cars aresubstantially identicalin construction, each being provided with a top16, to the under side of which are attached, as shown in the drawings,three brackets 18, each of which is adjustably secured to the car by abolt 19, passing through a slot 18 formed in the bracket. Each of thesebrackets is fitted between a pair of transverse ribs attached to thelower surface of the top of the car. Each bracket 18 is also providedwith two separated depending parts 18, provided withopenings for theaxles of the Wheels 20, which are located between the parts 18 andproject below the'same to engagement with the track-rails 21, which aremounted on the posts 14 by means of brackets 22, which are attached tothe rails. Each of the brackets 22 is provided with a horizontal slot 22through which is passed a bolt 23, which enters a vertical slot 14 inthe post 14. By means of the slotted posts and trackbrackets it isevident that the track-rails may be adjusted both horizontally andvertically, whereby they may be made to fit cars of any desired width.By virtue of theslots l8 in the wheel-brackets the position of thewheels may be regulated horizontally, as circumstances may require.

Gentrally located and extending longitudinally of the top of each car onthe under side is located a cog rack 24, which is attached to apparatusbetween the two platform parts 7 and 8. The train of cars is propelledby gearwheels 27 and 28, located on opposite sides These wheels i aremade fast to shafts 29 and 30, respec' tively, which rotate in oppositedirections by v virtue of a gearing connection composed of; wheels 31and 32. The shaft 30 is the motorand engaging the car-racks.

shaft and is provided with a pulley 33.

lower extremity of which is attached a scraper 35 for removing thematerial which passes to the trough 12 by way of the chutes 9 and 10. gThe bottom of the trough is provided withan opening 12*, through whichthe material car- The ried along by the scraper finally passes. scraper35 is provided with an upwardly-projecting socket in which the lowerextremity of the arm 34 is inserted. The wall of the socket is slottedto receive a fastening-bolt 26, whereby the scraper may be verticallyad- 1 j usted at pleasure.

outside and adjacent the outer table. The

width of the tables is such that the operators located as aforesaid mayreach across their- The buckets (not shown) containing the scaldedtomatoes ready for peeling are placed upon thecarsand carried aroundbetween the two 1 table parts 7 and 8. The peelers remove the buckets,and as they peel the tomatoes con- 5 tain'ed therein the peelings aredropped into the openings 7 a and 8" and pass thence to the trough 12underneath, whencethey are acted respective tables to the train of cars.

on by the scraper and removed, as heretofore explained. The emptybuckets are placed on the cars and returned to the scalder,while thebuckets containing the peeled tomatoes are also placed on the cars andcarried to any desired point.

Where the propelling gears 27 and 28 are located, the platforms 7 and 8are provided with bracket-s or guide-stops A, which project over thetops of the cars as their racks are i on its upper side into which saidpins project, Attached to one of the cars and extending downwardlytherefrom is an arm 34, to the crate the cars, substantially asdescribed.

2. In combination with the framework, an endless train of cars, each carhaving its own rack-section on its under side, a gear-wheel for engagingthe racks in succession rotating in a vertical plane and over which therack lies and holding-down devices A located adjacent to the point ofcontact between the gear-wheel and the racks and arranged to prevent thecars from rising at this point, said In using my improved apparatus theper- 5 sons who peel thetomatoes are stationed both in the space 6adjacent the inner table and holding devices extending over the cars,substantially as described.

3. In combination with the framework, an endless train of cars, rollers,brackets carrying said rollers adjustable between ribs on the lowerfaces of said cars, a track upon which the rollers bear and thelaterally and vertically adjustable bracket carrying said track,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presenceot two witnesses.

FREDERICK W. STU'IT.

Witnesses:

G. J. ROLLANDET, A. J. OBRIEN.

